Anklet · D. R. Congo, Mongo · ID: 3034702
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Provenance
Helmut von Hacht, Hamburg, GermanySize
H: 23 cm
D: 12 cm
H: 9.1 inch
D: 4.7 inch
Description
brass, heavy leg shield, threetimes subdivided, a sharp-edged projection in the middle, grooves at the rim, incised ornaments;
worn by women, it testified to the husbands wealth. It was removed by the smith only after the owners death.
The object Anklet with the object ID 3034702 was last part of the auction 73rd tribal art auction at May 25, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 399.
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Comparing literature
Bartolomucci, Adolfo, African Currency, Mailand 2012, p. 96